In a recent interview with WWD, Charles recounted the quintessentially millennial story of how he landed the coveted role. “I was on my social media and I woke up to being tagged in [a photo] Nicola Yoon posted, asking her followers who should play Daniel Bae. And I found out that day that she was asking these questions to the fans, that it was being turned into a movie by Warner Bros. and MGM and so that same day I bought the book,” he told the magazine.

He continued the adorable story saying, “I reached out to my reps, I was like ‘Guys, get me the script.’They were like, ‘Charles, they just announced the news today.’ So I bought the book, read it in two days, fast-forward 10 months, got the script, auditioned for it. I'm very passionate about the role and knew that I wanted to play that role.”

This isn't the first time Charles has told this particular anecdote, though. On June 1, when news of his casting were first announced he took to his Instagram to better paint his journey into Daniel's shoes.

“10 months ago @nicolayoon posted a pic of her book “The Sun is Also A Star” asking who should play Daniel. That same day i bought the book and read it in two days. Those 10 months led to destiny today and i am so excited to be a part of this film opposite of the lovely @yarashahidi Special thanks to my reps & special thanks to MGM & WARNER BROTHERS for this opportunity. With so much love, Charles. i love u mom & dad,” he captioned a photo of himself holding not one but three copies of the book.

Since then, his journey has been well-documented on both his Instagram and The Sun Is Also A Star Movie's. Although the film, if it's anything like the book, will take place over just one day in the city, there are multiple snapshots of him and Yara (and the rest of cast and crew, of course) filming Daniel and Natasha's ventures in NYC.

According to Charles's Instagram quasi-diaries, filming began on June 19 and they wrapped up production on July 29, after 27 days of filming. And while we were already aware of social media's influence in Charles' casting, he did, however, open up about the reason he was first drawn to the character for the first time. “It was very appealing that the character is such a hopeless romantic,” he told WWD. “I strive to be more of a hopeless romantic every day. And I believe in love so, like, it's been nice to play that.”

If Reggie's charm on Riverdale is any testament to Charles's romantic abilities as Daniel, we'd say we're in for a treat when the film finally hits theaters. Although there's no official trailer yet, per The Hollywood Reporter, we know the film will premiere on May 17 next year. So we'll hopefully be seeing Charles in full Daniel action soon.